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oB'roN B. BRoWN lANB HOWARD PARKER, 0E BERLIN,.NEW HAMPSHIRE, A'ssIGNoRs V'ro BROWN 4coiszrramnor BERLIN, NEW HBsHIRE, A coRPoRA'rIoN OEMAINEL DRIER.

Appucaubn mea July 1c, '1925. serial No. 43,928.

This invention relatesfto driers 'intended cellulosic fiber felted on a paper machine and wound into tubular form, though yit 5 should be understood that certain features of the invention might be found applicable -with' advantage to the drying of other articles or materials.

More particularly this invention relates to a drier of the type disclosed and claimed in the application for patent of Howard Parker, Serial No. 622,610, filed March 8, 1921, for method and apparatus for handling and drying pulp' tubesfor ythe like. l5 The tubes are wound on mandrels when being formed and in order to remove these mandrels the tubes with the mandrels therein are subjected to the action of moist hot air which 'causes the tubes to expand and fr ee the'mandrels, whereupon they may be readily removed.

According to this invention moist air for this purpose is taken fro'm that portion of the drier where the drying is begun since I the airis there the most humid and this air E is heatedto the desired degree and such further moisture added asmay be found desir'- able. The amount of moistu'e added as well as the temperature to which the moist 1y. After the mandrels have been removed the tubes are passedinto and through the drying chamber, heated air being caused to pass lengthwise around and through the tubes and to progress through the drying chamber in a general direction opposite to that of the progress of the tubes. As disclosed'in the application for patent hereinbefore referred to the tubes areY transported in superposed .tiers through the drying chamber. In order, therefore, to effect substantiall uniform and equal drying of the tubes ofy the several tiers, means are provided for preventing the warmer air from rising to and remaining inthe upper portion ofthe chamber so as to contact with the tubes of the upper tiers, the colder air contacting with the tubes in thelower tiers.

According to this invention, therefore, means are provided for withdrawing air at positions spaced lengthwise of the' chamber at any desired level and for reintroducing -this air at any desired level which may be different from that at which the air was removed.' For the purpose of aiding yin the air is raised may be controlled automaticalgeneral progression of the air lengthwise *ofv more particularly 4for drying tubes made of the chamber, this air is returned further advanced than the withdrawal position in the direction .of progress of the air through the drying chamber, these means therefore acting as boosters. heated in the booster.

A very considerablev amount -of water must be removed from the tubes in the drying operation, and consequently the hot air originally supplied to the drier soon becomes cooled and'so nearly saturated with moisture that it is relatively inefiicient in removing further moisture.y A further feature of this invention therefore resides in the application of circulators by which the moisture laden air is taken from the drying chamber at suitable positions lengthwise The air lmay be thereof, is reheated and returned to the'drylng of the withdrawal positions in the direction of progress of the air lengthwise' of the drier chamber, where .it first contacts with somewhat drier tubes than those at the withdrawal positions but which ,are sufficiently` Wet to be treated with advantage bythe reheated air. The temperature to which the air is heated by the boosters and circulators is preferably automatically controlled.

Further features of theinvention will chamber, preferablyv in positions back.

appear from a more complete .description of certain embodiments thereof shown in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 1s a somewhat diagrammaticl plan illustrating one vform of drler.

Figure 2 is a diagrammatic sideelevation ofthe same'.

on line 3-3 0f Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary'sectional View illustrating certain of the bales for directing the flow of air about the tubes Figure 5 is `a diagrammatic view 'illustrating a humidity'control for the airsupplied to the sweating chamber. Y

Figure 6 fs a fragmentary vertical section Figure 3 is a diagrammatic sectional view at the sweating chamber end of the drier v showing the manner of j humidifying the air.

Figure 7 is aV section on line 7 7 of Figure 6. A i

, Figure 8 is a diagrammatic section 8-'8 of Figure 1. 1

Figure 9- is a diagrammatic view showing an automatic damper control.

on line A temperature regulating mechanism.

y ferent pos1t1ons.

v4chambers, as shown at .D, doors., may

ing cham r the dry' hasbeen' completed and introduced into Ithe drying chamber B to the desired degreeud from 1% to 207 l adjacent to the exit end 30 for the tubes.' water. I'n order that the coils 26 may heat the air laterally therethrough, there being on'oppoy therein throu 00 A v across the zone 10 and into the entrance por- 'seen that the drier comprises two longitu- Willen the tubes are removed 'from the end of provided with partitions 12 extending-,iu-

titions 12 are staggered in the opposite Vzones 11 so as to produce pockets over- Figure 10 is a diagrammatic View of a lFigure 4 at 15 which are hung from cross members 16 in the chambers and whose lower edges are contacted by the tubes as they progress through the chambers. These tubes, as shown in this ligure', are arranged in superposed tiers, being carried by superposed series ofsupporting rollers 2O arranged in endless succession passing through the chambers in the direction of progress of the tubes at their upper stretches and returning in the .opposite ldirection therebeneath. Stationary battles 21 of any suitable description may be placed between thev upper and lower stretches ofthe series of rollers 20 to prevent free passa e of the air between' these stretches. #At t e ends of the chambers the baiesj-l may be arranged close together so as to more etfectually seal off the openings throu h which the tubes are inserted-and remove from the escape or entrance of air thereto. Within the chambers 1vfewer of these baffles are necessary in order to propdirect the air.

Figures 11 and 12 are detail sections of a pressure control valve to the temperature regulating `mechanism showing parts 1n dif- Figure 13 is a view somewhat similar to Figure 1, but showing a modified construction of drier. 4

Referring rst to Figures 1 to 3, it will b e dinally alined chambers Al and B. The chamber A ycom rises the sweating chamber in which the tu as formed .on the man drels are initially placed and in which they are rotated while subjected to moist heat inV order to swell the tubes and free the mandrels therefrom. These tubes, ntaini approximately 80% of water, are passe through the sweating chamber in the directionx of the arrow C toward the chamber B, and at a point interm 'ate` thet opened to render the ends of the tubes acces sible so that the mandrels may be removed therefrom before their passa e into the ino' chamber B in which t ey :are dried. t0 be introduced into the drying chamber B is drawn through an intake box 25 and over the dryin chamber remote :from the sweat- Steam heating coils 26 by means of a fan 27 Both the sweating chamber and the drying t the desired temperature automatic temchamber are provided with means for insuring the passage of the air lengthwise of thev tu es which are moved sidewisev through these chambers, the .air thus progressing in a zigzag path'iromone end tothe other. of each of these chambers. For this purpose each of these chambers is shown as'comprisin a centrallengthwise zone 10 of awidth su cient to permit the tubes to be passed means being illustrated somewhat in detail in Fi res 10, 11 and 12. Betweenthe fan 27 an the air entrance to the drying chamthese elements, as 35, communicates with a temperature recorder 37. The other element 36 communicates with the temperature side sides of this zone lateralv zones lleachH l and l2. Varlations in temperature of the wardly from their outer walls to their celbulb 36 act to expand or contract the captral zone 10. It will be noted that the par- 43 controlling t-he supply of compressed air from a pipe 44 to a pipe 45 leading to a diaphra valve at 4 6 in the steam supply line 47. hen the valve 43 is opened by expansion of the chamber 41 air vpasses by the valve 43 and through the pipe 45 to the diaphragm. valve and acts to close off this valve so that supply of steam to the coils is shut olf. This expansion of tha-ba sular chamlapping lengthwise of the chambers, each of these pockets being formed 4so as to reverse the direction of passage of the air entering h that portion nearest the exit end of the rier for thetubes, and leaving in that portion nearest the 4entrance end for the tubes and being passed. from one of these pockets across the central zone 10 into the pocket ofthe opposite zone 11 which .thereupOIl 021115165 il reverse direction ofmobulb 36 to the desired point as regulated by tion of othe air to take place, directing it perature of the air falls below the desired point, the bulb 36 cools, permitting the capsular chamber 41 to collapsesomewhat and permitting the valve 43 to be seated by reason of the spring 48 which acts thereon.

tion of the pocket on the opposite side next adjacent toward the tube entrance from that previously joinedl through on the same side.

The air is prevented from moving. freely erl s shown'best in Figures 1 and 8, th'e air` perature regulating means are shown suchregulator at 40 where it leads to a capsular. chamber 41 shown in section iii-Figures 11 adjustment of the cam 42. AVhen the tem-V lengthwise' of the central zone" 10 bymeans of flexible bales such as are shown best in ooY ber B are positioned two temperature re- .sponsive bulb elements 35 and 36. One of.

sular chamber 41 and through an adjustable cam 42 to open or permit closing of a valve ber takes place on rise of temperature of the The supply of compressed air to the diaphragm valve is therefore cut off and the air .acting on the valve leaks oi through a small bleederport 49 adjacent tothe valve 43, permittingthe'diaphragm valve to open under lthe action of its spring 50, and permitting the steam to again enter the heating' coil. l v As it isldesired to utilize the heat to the best advantage, provision is made for holding the steam in the -coils so long as its teln-v perature is sufliciently high to heat the air passing therethrough to the desired .degree and when this supply of steam in the coils has. cooled to a' point yinsufficient for this purpose, this cooled` steam and any condensate therein is then exhausted, permitting a vfresh supply of steam to flow into the coil. For this reason the coils arenot co freely to the exhaust, butpass to a condenser51 having a diaphragm. .valved outlet 58 which is normally open. A temperature responsive bulb 59 splaced within this condenser and through a'valve mechanism simi-l lar to that disclosed in Figures 11 and 12 controls the opening and closing of this diaphragm valve 58 so that when the bulb 59 is at sufficiently high temperature so that air passing through the coils may be heated to the desired degreethe valve 58 is held.

closed, but that whenever the temperature4 of the bulb 59 becomes lowered to such a point that' the air will not be 'suiiiciently which the air. and the ,exhaust steam are -to be maintained by the corresponding settings of the cams. t As the air'passes back and forth in a zigzag course from the air entrancetoward the sweating .chamber ,A -it takes up moisture from the tubes and becomes cooledv thereby.

Its velocity is somewhat slowed. by the resistance to its passage'imparted by the lwalls fof the chamber, the y'bailies' and,` thetubes. There is also a 'tendency for the; warm air to' rise to the-top of the chamber land the cooler air to fall to the bottom thereof so that there is the tendency of the tubes. in the upper tiers to be more completely dried than those in theI lower tiers. In order to prevent 4such unequal drying ofthe tubes and also to eid,

in the circulation of the air boosters may be provided at suitable intervals alongthe lengthl of. the drying chamber B so designed as'to give an added impulse to the passage of the air in its normal direction of passage through the drier, and ythese boosters may be so formed as to take the air from one or Qmected .mechanisms have been .posltlons lengthwise o more levels of the chamber -and return.l it atv a different level or levels therein. These boosters are indicated at where the outer side wall of the chamber at one of the pockets 'between' adjacent partitions 12 i's removed anda central partition 71 dividing this vertically is introduced; The portions between thls central partition 71 and the adjacent partitions 12 are provided with series of dampers 73, one damper at the `levelof each tier of tubes, these dampers being independently actuable to open or close communication withthese levels. Between thesel dampers may be positioned horizontal partitions 174 extending between the'tiers.

In communication with each ojf the vertical series of dampers 7 3 are thapassages 7 5v and 76 between which yis positioned a centrifui gal fan-77 which actsto takethe air from the passage 75 nearest to thel air entrance end of the chamber B and tofforce it into the '/passage 7 6 where it enters through such of thedampers 73 as may be opened in this I vpassage 76 into the chamber ahead of the partition 71 in the direction of progress of the air lengthwise of. the drying chamber. Thus, this 'fan actsto give an added impulse tothe passage of the air in its normal direction of passage, zigzaging across the drying chamber, and by opening the upper dampers in the passa e 75 and the lower dampers in the passage 6 the air is taken Ifrom the upper ortion of the drying chamber toward itsialr entrance end and is forced into the lower ortion of the chamber in advanceI thereofP in its direction of progress whic thus takes the warmer air which has arisen to the top of the dryingchamber and reintroduces it into the lower portions of the chamber. By manipulation of the dampers loo j 7 3 in the passages 75 and' 7 6 any desired distribution of the airV vertically within the ydrying chamber may be produced. IIf dcsired also the air-may be heated as well as i boosted. For tliis purpose coils 8O have been shown in the passages 75er 7 6 through which steam maybe-passed the steam supply and exhaust therefrom' being regulated if desired'by double control means such as have been -hereinbefore described-in connection with the supply of air to the main heating coils 26. As shown two of these boosterv provided at different B, though of course more could 'be used if desired.

As there is a considerable quantity of moisture to be removed from the tubes and such removal eects alowering of the temperature of the air, thus increasing its humidity and lessening its drying capacity, .it has been'found desirable to'reheat the air' at intervals to a greater extent than could be done in the boosters. As shown this is ac complished by devices shown at 90. A pasthe ldrier chamber sage leads oil' from the forward portion of trance pocket. This passage 90 may be provided with a series of dampers vertically arranged in its entrance and exit portions similar to that described in connection with the booster devices, but it will be noted that the air instead of being passed in the general direction of progress of the air lengthwise of the drier is passed in the reverse direction in these heating devices and in its passage is heated by lmeans of the steam coils 91 to such a degree that the air passing therethrough isin condition to take moisture from tubes somewhat drier than' those positioned at the air entrance portion of these heaters. Consequently the most efficient drying action is.

produced by passing this reheated air into the drying chamber nearer to the exit end for the tubes. In order, however, that such reverse flow may not impede the progress ofthe air through the drier, the air is taken from the forward portion of one of the pockets and introduced at the rearward portion of the other pocket where it encounters a baille 95 which .acts to deflect it forwardly in 'a direction to aid in the forcing of the air through its normal zigzag course through the drier. The steam supply and exhaust for the coils 91 may be controlled automatically by, thermostatic devices such .as have hereinbefore been describedin connection'with the steam coils 26. 4Two o f these reheater devices. 90 have been illustrated, alternating in position with the boosters 70, though'of course more or4 less might be employed as occasion might seem -to warrant.

In some cases it may be found desirable to regulate the humidity of the air entering the drying chamber. Wh`ere this is found desirable air after passing through the drying chamber may be returned lengthwise of this chamber throughl a passage 100 to a stack 101 situated on .the opposite side of the drier chamber from the intake stack 102 leading to the boX25. The stacks 101 and 102 are shown as connected by a transverse passage 103 and in this passage as Well as in the stacks 101 and 102 are positioned dampers 104 which are opened and closed automatically through suitable pneumatic control diaphragm devices 105. These devices may be actuated by a suitable humidity responsive` element positioned' at 106 in the air passage leading from the fan 27 inte the drying chamber in such a manner that air may be taken through the ystack 102 and through the passage 103 from the stack 101 in such proportions as may be determined by zag course passes out as shown by the arroW at 110 to a chamber 111 communicating with the exhaust stack 112 which may have an eX- haust fan therein if desired to further aid in the progression of the air through the drier. As shown in this ligure there is also provided the booster mechanisms and reheater mechanisms 90 similar to those illustrated in Figures 1 and 2.

As the air taken from the drier chamber contains considerable moisture it may be used to advantage in the sweating chamber in which the tubes are expandedv so that the mandrels may be removed therefrom. For this reason, as shown -`in Figures 1 and 6,

from near the last passage of the air throughV the drying chamber a pipe 120 leads tol a transverse passage 121 beneaththe sweating chamber to the opposite side thereof where it opens into a distributing pipe 122 communicating through the pipes123 with the various pockets defined by the partitions 12 positioned along one side of the sweating chamber. The pipe 120 also communicates by vertical pipes 125 with the ockets along the same'side of the sweating c amber as the pipe 120. These pockets on both sides of i the sweating chamber may be provided with dampers as shown at'130 in'Figure 7 which maybe employed to control the Apassage ofv loa i the moist air that isv circulated about the tubes in this sweating section. .While the the drying chamber contains a considerable amount of moisture it may befinsuicient in the sweating chamber, and itl may also be necessary to heat the air in this sweating chamber. Within the passage 121, therefore, is positioned a circulating fan 140` l'tional'moisture as may be required to produce the degree of `humidity necessary vto cause proper swelling of the tubes. The temperature to which the air is raised by vair drawn intothis sweating chamber from no to produce .the desired degree oi humidity means of the heating coil 141 may bevregu'- lated by temperature controlling mechanism acting to regulate the supply of 4steam to the' supply coils and the exhaust ofsteam there- Referring to this gure, 150 indicates a.

Water pipe leading to the spray pipe 142 and controlled by' means of a diaphragm valve at 151 which-is actuated by air pressure controlled by a temperature responsive' device at 152 which may be of the same type illustrated in Figures 10', 11 and 12. The temperature, however, is that derived from a Wet bulb thermometer which however isl not positioned within the passage 121 as will appear. Leading from the water supply pipe 150 ahead of the control valve 151 is a small pipe 155 having a coil 156 therein positioned within the passage 121 beyond the coil 141 in the direction of progress of the air. This pipe leads through a control valve 157 by which its rate of flow may be regulated into a small tank 158 from which passes an overflow pipe 159 leading to waste. The upper end of this overflow pipe is positioned somewhat above an outlet pipe 160 for the water so as to provide a suitable small head of water which passes through the trap bend 161 of a spray nozzle 162. Air from a source of pressure passesthrough a pipe 165 and through a coil 166 also in the passage 121 to the atomizer 163 of the nozzle 162, the flow of air being regulated by a needle valve having -a control handle at 164. By this means the water and the air are both raised'to the temperature existing within the passage 121, beyondthe coil 141, and the water is then vaporized by the air in the same manner as the water in the acket of a wet bulb thermometer. The vapor thus produced passes downwardly within a container 165, which is preferably transparont, and contacts with the thermometers 166, which thus function as wet bulb thermometers, and the moisture condensing therefrom passes out from the overiow pipe 167 uniting with the overflow pipe 159 as `at 168 and passes to waste. One of the wet bulbs- 166g, as is shown in Figure 7, leads to the wet bulb temperature recorder 170 and the other leads to the temperature regulator 152 and acts to control the supply of water to the spray. Since the temperature of the air as determined by a dry bulb thermometer is controlled by the supply of steam to the coil 121 and the exhaust of condensate therefrom and this is known, it only remains to adjust lthe web bulb regulator 152 to such a pointbelow this temperature as will produce the required degree of humidity of the air as disclosed by the hygrodeik chart.

Similar control of the humidity may be used, if desired, vin connection with the type of drier disclosed 4in Figure 13' in which instead of passing the air through the pipe 120, as shown in Figure 1, it is allowed to pass in a zigzag course similar to its passage through the drier chamber' B through the sweating chamber, dampers being positioned at 180 leading from the pockets along one side of the chambers to the passage 111 by which the exhaust of air to the stack may l be regulated as may be' desired.

The rate of drying of the `tubes is important, since if this be varied greatly from that at -which best results are obtained, cracking or otherv damage to the tubes is likely .to result. Theute'mperatures as produced by the 'several heating devices and the humidities as indicated by the several humidostats are thusy regulated according to the varying conditions of operation, such as the rate of feeding in of wet tubes, their sizes and character of pulp, and atmospheric conditions, so that the' proper drying conditions are maintained. The time forvdrying tubes four or live inches in diameter and approximately 5%, inch thickfwhen dried is usually about 20 hours and the air tempera- -ture may range from about 225 F. in the swat box` to 210 F. at the tube discharge en A Having thus described certain embodiments of this invention it should be evident to those skilled in the art that various changes and modications may be lmade therein without departing from its irit or scope as defined by the appended cllaims.

We claim:

y1. An `apparatus of the class described, comprising a chamber, means for transporting articles to be dried in one direction through said chamber, means for passing a drying agent through `such chamber in the opposite direction, and means for removing and returning 'some of said agent from and to any vselected of a plurality of different levels in said chamber.

2. A n apparatus of the class described,

comprising a chamber, means for transporting articles to be dried in one direction through said chamber, means for passing a drying agent through such chamber in the opposite direction, and means for removing some of said a entfrom any selected of a plurality of di erentvlevels in said chamber at one lengthwise position thereof and for returning said agent to said chamber at any selected of a plurality of levels at a dierent lengthwise position thereof.

3. An apparatus ofthe class described, I

comprising a chamber, means for transporteff ing articles through said chamber in one dii rection, means for assing heated air through said chamber 1n the reverse direction, means for removing air from any se- 5 lected of a plurality of levels in said chamyber and returning the air to any selected of a plurality of levels in Asaid chamber, and

' means for heating the air between such removal and return.

4. An apparatus of the class described,

comprising a chamber, means for transporting articles through said chamber in one direction, means for through said chamber 1n the reverse direction, means for removing air from any selected of a plurality of levels in said chamber at one lengthwise portion and returning the air to any selected of a lurality of levels in said chamber at a diiibrent lengthwise portion, and means for heating the air between such removal and return. A

5. An apparat-us of the class described,

comprising a chamber, meansfor'transport-l ing articles through said chamber in vone d1- rection, means for passing heated air through said chamber in the reverse direction, means for removingv air from'v any of a plurality of levels in said chamber` at one lengthwise portion and returning the air to any of a plurality of levels in said chamber at another portion behind said one ortion in the direction of travel ofthe air t rough said chamber, and means for heating the air between such removal and return.

6. An apparatus of the class described, comprising a chamber, means for transporting articles through said chamber in one direction, means for passing heated air through said chamber in the reverse direction, means for removing air from any of a plurality of levels insaid chamber at one engthwise portion, and returning the air to any of a plurality of levels in said chamber at another portion behind said one -portion in the direction of travel of the air through said chamber, 4means for heating theair between such removal and return, and means for regulating the temperature to which such air isheated.

7. An apparatus .oi the class described, comprising a chamber, means for transporting articles in a plurality of superposed tiers through said chamber in one direction, means forpassing heatedair in theopposite direction through said chamber in contact with the articles, meansl for withdrawing air from said chamber at the level of any selected tier and for introducing air at the level of anyv selected tier, and means for heating the air between its withdrawal and its introduction.

8. An apparatus of the class described, comprising a chamber, means for-transporting articles in one direction through said chamber, means for passing heated air in assing heated air.

' mechanisms;

acompa y the `opposite direction through said chamber, mechanism for removing air from a plurality of portions of said chamber and for returning it at portions spaced from. said removal portions in one direction relative to the direction of progress of the air through said chamber, and mechanism for removing air from other portions of said chamber and returning it at portions spaced therefrom in an opposite direction relative to the direction of progress of the'air through .said chamber;

9. lAn apparatus of the .classdescribed,. comprising a chamber, means for transporting articles in one direction through said chamber, means for passing heated air in the -opposi-te direction through said chamber,

mechanism for removing air from a plurality of portions of said chamber and for returning it at portions spaced from said removal portions in one direction' relative to the directionl of progress of the air through said chamber, mechanism for removing air from other portions of said chamber and returning it at other portions spaced therefrom in an` .opposite direction relative to the direction of progress of the air through said chamber, and means for heatingr the air-between its removal' and introduction by one of b said 05 10. An apparatus of the class described,. comprising a chamber,-means for transporting articles in superposed tiers through said chamber in one direction, means for passing heated air through said chamber in the opposite direction, means for taking air from said chamber at any of a plurality of levels and returning said air at any of a plurality of levels in advance of its removal in the direction of travel of the air in said chamber, and means for withdrawing air from any of a plurality of levels, heating the air so withdrawn and introducing the air so heated at any of a plurality of levels back of its withdrawal in the direction of' travel of the air in said chamber,

11. An apparatus of the class described, comprising a sweating` chamber, a drying chamber, means for transporting articles through said sweating chamber and then through said drying chamber, means for passing heated air through said drying chamber in a direction opposite to the passage of articles therethrough and` then into said sweating chamber, means for heating the air as it passes to said sweating chamber, and means for supplying moisture to the air so heated to maintain it at a desired degree of humidity.

' 12.l An apparatus of the class described comprising a chamber, means for transporting articles in one .direction through said chamber, means for passing heated air through said chamber in the opposite direction, means for withdrawing lair from 13'- said chamber at a plurality of positions therealong and for returning said 'air at other positions therealong, some of said returning positions being more advanced and some of said returning positions being less advanced in the'direction of progress .of the air through said chamber than the corresponding Withdrawal positions, whereby some of said air so Withdrawn flows in the 10 same direction as the air in said chamber before bein returned thereto, and some of said air so wildrawn Hows in the opposite direction before being returned thereto, and means for heating the air Withdrawn which flows in the same direction as the air in said chamber before beingreturned to said chamber.

In testimony whereof We have affixed our signatures.

ORTON B. BROWN.

HOWARD PARKER. 

